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About the Author
RANDY SKRETVEDT is the author of the definitive work on the boys: "Laurel & Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies," recently revised in a greatly expanded Ultimate Edition. He is co-author of "Steve Martin: The Unauthorized Biography," "The Nostalgia Entertainment Sourcebook," "Laurel and Hardy on Stage!" and booklet notes for dozens of CD’s; former managing editor of "Past Times: The Nostalgia Entertainment Newsletter;" and producer and host of Los Angeles’ weekly Forward into the Past (KSPC-FM 88.7).
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Product details
Paperback: 286 pages
Publisher: Bonaventure Press (June 18, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1937878074
ISBN-13: 978-1937878078
Product Dimensions:
6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.8 out of 5 stars
6 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#911,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Unfortunately, the newest version of Randy Skretvedt's book on the careers of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy is well outside my price range. (Besides that, my wonderful wife could very easily turn into a movie version of Mrs. Hardy and bounce crockery and cookware at my head if I actually bought it - when money is kind of tight right now!) However, this book of 20 scripts from LAUREL AND HARDY short subjects is affordable and worth every penny. At first I was disappointed that these ancient scripts were more like plot summaries than what you would expect movie scripts to be, but as historical artifacts they are wonderful in that you can almost here the gag writers or someone like Stan Laurel dictating the plot, camera shots and dialogue to a stenographer - with c. 1920s slang and that enthusiasm that a gag writer would have in constructing a story for a film.Most fascinating is the first script in the book for a short that was never filmed, which would have been a full-fledged early LAUREL AND HARDY comedy, and the scripts which deviated quite a bit on what was actually filmed. The changes from the later 1920s to the early "Talkie" period - as far as these "scripts" were concerned - were minimal at best, which shows that at the Hal Roach Studio, Stan Laurel, the director and the writers and performers, still had freedom to improvise and improve on what was in the script as the cameras "rolled." This joyful sense of improvisation explains why these short subjects still hold up so well today, and - more importantly - why both Stan and Ollie (especially Stan) had so much trouble keeping their characters and comedy timing intact when working at a larger movie factory later at 20th Century-Fox and MGM. The "stock company" of actors and comedians at Roach had their training in silent comedies and vaudeville and didn't need many takes and rehearsals. They knew comedy, which is why their films are still so popular today.Skretvedt goes beyond "the call of duty" by not only presenting the scripts and explaining the gag writers terminology, but in giving us mini-biographies on some of the writers and actors, actresses in the shorts (along with rare photos), he makes these scripts come alive for fans of Stan and Ollie. Wonderful job! I hope more volumes (maybe on some of the Roach features?) are in the works!
Randy Skretvedt, who has done so much ... excavation in the cause of getting the history of Laurel & Hardy into book form has now gifted us with this collection of original Laurel & Hardy scripts. People have written for years about how much ad libbing would take place during the filming of Laurel & Hardy shorts. Now we know. Thanks, Randy!
A fascinating insight into how Laurel & Hardy worked and used improvisation and on-set improvisation to create the magic of their films.These aren't really scripts, in the usual sense. They are basically treatments -- that is, a text outline of the main story points. Casual readers might find them a little awkward to read, but L&H fans (like me) will surely love this book.
I love L&H and anything about them. This book gives info and behind the scenes moments that truly delight!
This brisk and information-packed volume is a delightful read for L&H fans, presenting the scripts for twenty silent and sound comedy shorts including a NEVER FILMED script from the dawn of their partnership!! It's filled with illustrations and vintage ad and posters that help bring the scripts to life and through it all, the wise and watchful discerning eye of Skretvedt, explaining what is different from script to screen with good humor and pure love for his subject. If you have his ESSENTIAL Laurel And Hardy The Magic Behind The Movies book, this companion volume is equally needed to further tell the whole story. If you love L&H, you MUST own this book - it's that simple. Thank you, Randy, for another winner! Now, bring us a sequel that focuses on the features!!
I'm late getting to this review,but better late than never.This is yet another piece of the Laurel and Hardy puzzle filled in by Mr.Skretvedt.Here are 20 scripts collected by him that he reproduces here,with spelling mistakes and all.The first is a script unfilmed and unknown to most,which could have been their first ever Roach film together.They all vary wildly from script to film;some carrying over more of the written word than others.More often than not I found myself laughing at the routines that Stan and the other writers came up with.And it is a testament to Stan as a gag man to see that he not only contributed to the scripts,but the improvements he made in front of the camera as he went along.The book has an intro,outro and every one has a blurb before hand briefly discussing the film,script and differences,which many times included differing cast members.One may not always agree with the conclusions the author comes to,such as his assessment of Early To Bed,which in this book and his other "Laurel and Hardy-The Magic Behind the Movies",he rates as inferior to most other L&H product,which I totally disagree with,but he is never boring and always informative.This book should be a welcome addition into any L&H collectors library.
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